VYTAUTAS PLIURA
THE WORKS OF THE POET-PAINTER VYTAUTAS PLIURA
Vytautas writes with an uncanny admixture of brutality and gentleness,
often capturing experiences common to a Gay man growing in an, often,
viscious and unsympathetic world.
His work has relevance on many levels.
One is the microcosmic exemplification of many persons, gay or not,
who have fled many areas of the country to come to the dreamland of California,
and to end up on the streets, or in the tiny hotel rooms, of Skid Row.
An alchemical synthesis of Steinbeck, Genet, and Basho,
Vytautas graces the Lamp Art Project, with the reductionist beauty
of his watercolors and words.
Rag Doll.
(printed with permission of the author from his book, "Tenderness in Hell", by Vytautas Pliura).
Rag Doll.
I was the Raggedy Andy
Rag doll
collecting autumn leaves with my mother
and ironing them in between cellophane sheets
on our Central Illinois farm
Drinking in clear air like 7-up
Realizing that I was homosexual
my cotton smile tore off
I ran away to West Hollywood, rancid air
Now I am a China Doll
Porcelain
Lotsa sex, little love
I am China white
Bone White
Smile painted on
Pretty to look at
But do not touch
My jagged pieces will cut your throat
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